Re: Guest Column: Kentik's Doug Madory, Last Call for Upcoming ISOC Course + More

[John Springer <3johnl () gmail com>]

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On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 09:51 Ryan Hamel <ryan () rkhtech org> wrote:

> Martin and Tom,
>
> How is it a private marketing initiative exactly if the links go to
> stories on NANOG's website?

This seems deliberately obtuse. It is a private marketing initiative
exactly if the links go to private marketing stories on NANOG's website.

Are you saying the very org that brings us together, is not allowed to spur
> discussion based on newsletter content and cannot provide us with updates
> and/or reminders about various things?

More deliberate and fairly unhelpful tongue in cheekery. A link to The
NANOG Mailing List Usage Guidelines was cited. That was helpful and
authoritative. If the marketing arm of NANOG wishes to change the
Guidelines, that will presumably take more formalities than some snarky
remarks.

> Y'all have been making a mountain out of a molehill.

Last I looked, NANOG members have been making mountains out of any handy
materials (or none at all) for several decades now. Folksy condescension is
no more welcome or constructive than it has ever been.

And FTR, Tom and Marty make most sense to me in this thread. So far.

Springer


> Ryan
>
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> *From:* Tom Beecher <beecher () beecher cc>
> *Sent:* Saturday, September 9, 2023 9:30:13 AM
> *To:* Martin Hannigan <hannigan () gmail com>
> *Cc:* Ryan Hamel <ryan () rkhtech org>; nanog () nanog org <nanog () nanog org>
>
> *Subject:* Re: Guest Column: Kentik's Doug Madory, Last Call for Upcoming
> ISOC Course + More
>
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>
> What network does Nanog-news operate?
> > Marketing email doesn’t  belong on an operational list.  Even if its
> > NANOG marketing itself.  (Ack Kentik non involvement).
>
> This is the right comment.
>
> The NANOG Mailing List Usage Guidelines  (
> https://www.nanog.org/resources/usage-guidelines/ ) are fairly clear
> about this.
>
> Posts to NANOG’s Mailing List should be focused on operational and
> > technical content only, as described by the NANOG Bylaws.
> > Using the NANOG Mailing List as a source for private marketing
> > initiatives, or product marketing of any kind, is prohibited.
>
>
> Sending this type of message to nanog@ is not appropriate, by our own
> rules. This issue will be raised at the next members meeting.
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 9:39 PM Martin Hannigan <hannigan () gmail com> wrote:
>
> > What network does Nanog-news operate?
> >
> > Marketing email doesn’t  belong on an operational list.  Even if its
> > NANOG marketing itself.  (Ack Kentik non involvement).
> >
> > Warm regards,
> >
> > -M<